(2023-02-15). Nicaragua is Run by Women with a Revolutionary Feminism. libya360.wordpress.com As the Sandinista Revolution is finally able to make its platform a reality, Nicaragua has made significant achievements in healthcare, education, housing, renewable energy and food sovereignty, to name a few. One achievement that is starting to get more attention is the gain in equality for women. The Global Gender Gap Report for 2022 ranked…
(2023-02-15). Don't Bow Down to a Dictatorial Government. dissidentvoice.org 
If all that Americans want is security, they can go to prison. They'll have enough to eat, a bed and a roof over their heads. But if an American wants to preserve his dignity and his equality as a human being, he must not bow his neck to any dictatorial government. — President Dwight D. …
(2023-02-16). US College Board capitulates before Florida governor's attack on AP African American Studies curriculum. wsws.org The censorship of the AP African American Studies course in the state is part of a much broader attack by the far right on public education and democratic rights.
(2023-02-16). How Canada's Liberal-trade union-NDP alliance suppressed the Ontario education workers' strike. wsws.org For decades, the purported "progressive" alliance between the union bureaucrats, social democrats and Liberals has served as a key mechanism for suppressing working class opposition to austerity, imperialist war, and attacks on wages and conditions.
(2023-02-15). Bluebook calls for smarter education. ecns.cn The bluebook was released by the China National Academy of Educational Sciences during the World Digital Education Conference, which was held in Beijing from Monday to Tuesday.
(2023-02-15). Mexico's AMLO Announces Campaign Against US Blockage of Cuba, Denounces Neoliberalism. scheerpost.com 
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Mexico will lead an international movement to end the US government's "inhumane" blockade against Cuba. Praising Fidel Castro as a "visionary", AMLO denounced neoliberalism and pledged support for universal public healthcare and education.
(2023-02-16). How Canada's Liberal-trade union-NDP alliance suppressed the Ontario education workers' strike. wsws.org For decades, the purported "progressive" alliance between the union bureaucrats, social democrats and Liberals has served as a key mechanism for suppressing working class opposition to austerity, imperialist war, and attacks on wages and conditions.
(2023-02-15). Bluebook calls for smarter education. ecns.cn The bluebook was released by the China National Academy of Educational Sciences during the World Digital Education Conference, which was held in Beijing from Monday to Tuesday.
(2023-02-15). Mexico's AMLO Announces Campaign Against US Blockage of Cuba, Denounces Neoliberalism. scheerpost.com President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Mexico will lead an international movement to end the US government's "inhumane" blockade against Cuba. Praising Fidel Castro as a "visionary", AMLO denounced neoliberalism and pledged support for universal public healthcare and education.
(2023-02-15). A letter From Teachers: 'Who Will Replace Us When We Are Gone?'. popularresistance.org From 2020 to 2022, educators faced the unprecedented circumstances of a pandemic, stagnated wages, and the hardships of virtual learning. Rising to meet these challenges put teachers on a strong footing in our ongoing fight for pay that is commensurate with our work. We have done what was asked of us and more, we have accomplished what seemed impossible and continue to work hard to make up for the learning that was lost during the pandemic—and, surely, that is worth the extra money. | However, the negotiations between the teachers, Baltimore County, and the Board of Education have been plagued by bad faith,…
(2023-02-15). Sanders Slams Starbucks CEO for Refusing to Testify at Hearing on Union Busting. truthout.org Starbucks CEO and notorious union buster Howard Schultz is facing criticism after he turned down Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vermont) request that he appear before Congress in a hearing next month. In a scathing statement, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Sanders said that it is "disappointing, but not surprising" that Schultz would turn down the request from… |
(2023-02-15). UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace demands up to £11 billion extra for military budget. wsws.org The ground is being prepared to divert vast sums from health care, education, welfare benefits and housing to the war machine, at devastating cost to millions of workers.
(2023-02-15). Chávez built a new economy: A conversation with Tony Boza (Part I). mronline.org 
An economist and National Assembly member reflects on the economic transformations that Chávez promoted.
(2023-02-15). American Bar Association removes IHRA definition from antisemitism resolution. mronline.org 
The American Bar Association passed a resolution condemning antisemitism but removed a reference to the controversial IHRA definition from its text.
(2023-02-15). Lula flirts with Montezuma. mronline.org 
Montezuma was the last de facto emperor of the Aztecs. It is known that during his reign the Aztec Empire reached its peak in terms of expansionist activity, political reforms and infrastructure construction…
(2023-02-15). Snowden: U.S. distracting from Nord Stream blasts with 'flying objects'. mronline.org 
The U.S. is creating panic over a possible flying object downed above the United States and Canada to distract journalists from their possible major sabotage of the Nord stream blast, according to famed whistleblower Edward Snowden.
(2023-02-15). Saturday 3/18: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Debt, by David Graeber. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-02-15). 'Socialism is the best prophylaxis': The German Democratic Republic's Health Care System. mronline.org 
The German Democratic Republic (DDR) was a socialist state founded in East Germany in 1949 as a democratic, antifascist reaction to the Second World War and the subsequent restoration of monopoly capitalism in West Germany.
(2023-02-15). Maybe the media should ask Mayor Pete why he supports prevailing wage laws. americanthinker.com Pothole Pete is worried about too many whites working construction, but doesn't oppose a law explicitly designed to keep blacks out of federally funded projects.
(2023-02-15). EU Wants to Use Frozen Russian Funds to Pay for Ukraine's Reconstruction. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-15). Zelensky Signs Agreement with JP Morgan on Ukraine's Reconstruction. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-15). Tesla Workers At Buffalo Plant Launch Union Campaign. popularresistance.org The organizing drive under way at Tesla Inc.'s plant in South Buffalo is putting a spotlight on one of the region's largest private employers, and drawing more attention to region for its union activity. | The campaign, launched by Tesla Workers United, also marks a new push by Workers United, which has supported organizing efforts by workers at area Starbucks stores. Those workers' election victories have sparked organizing campaigns at stores across the country. | If the effort to organize the RiverBend facility succeeds, it would become Tesla's first unionized workplace. On Tuesday, the campaign was generating…
(2023-02-16). Science Saturday: Cross-laboratory collaboration accelerates gold-standard SRA testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At Mayo Clinic Laboratories, where teamwork powers innovation, a cross-laboratory collaboration has enabled implementation of a cutting-edge, gold standard test for a life-threatening condition known as HIT, or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. The test, a serotonin release assay (SRA), uses the expertise and technologies of the Special Coagulation Laboratory (SCL) and Clinical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (CMSL) to guide physicians on making an accurate diagnosis of HIT, which is an important first step in choosing the best blood…
(2023-02-15). Elon We Won't Back Down Unveiling At Tesla-Send Musk On Autopilot To Mars. indybay.org
(2023-02-15). Put The Bird DOWN Elon At Twitter! Launch Musk On Autopilot To Mars NOW! indybay.org Artists, poets and labor activists rallied in front of Twitter to demand that Elon Musk be sent to Mars on autopilot. They also spoke out against the illegal layoffs at Twitter and the violations of health and safety along with racist working conditions at Tesla which is called the plantation by Tesla workers.
(2023-02-15). European Union decides on massive intensification of assault on refugees. wsws.org The special European Council summit agreed to massively tighten up its common asylum and immigration policies, including collaborating closely with authoritarian regimes.
(2023-02-16). Bus workers on Australia's Gold and Tweed Coast to strike again after overwhelmingly rejecting Kinetic's "offer" wsws.org The stand being taken by the Kinetic workers should be actively supported by workers everywhere. They are fighting for decent pay and conditions against a transnational corporation.
(2023-02-16). Caterpillar workers speak out as UAW contract deadline approaches: "How do they expect anybody to live on these wages?" wsws.org Workers who spoke to the WSWS earlier this week at plants in the Peoria, Illinois, area—the center of Caterpillar production for much of the 20th century—overwhelmingly expressed the sentiment that they needed far better wages, benefits and working conditions.
(2023-02-16). "We make billions for this company, and most of us can't pay our rent": UPS workers speak out ahead of summer contract talks. wsws.org Workers are gearing up for a major battle against not only the shipping giant, but against the pro-corporate union bureaucracy.
(2023-02-15). Cal Students Hold Valentine's Day-Themed Protest Against University Sourcing from Factory Farms. indybay.org Cal Dining continues to buy from Tyson Foods, a company students say is abusing workers, animals, and the planet. Protestors hold heart-shaped signs outside of Golden Bear Cafe while calling on UC Berkeley to "break up with" worker abuse, pollution, and animal cruelty.
(2023-02-15). Puerto Rico: A history of resistance. workers.org 
Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. Deborah Rodriguez Feb. 5, 2023. (WW PHOTO) In order for any organization to even consider destroying the system of imperialism with its . . . |
(2023-02-15). Man rescued 210 hours after Türkiye earthquake. ecns.cn A Syrian man saved by rescue workers from the debris after 210 hours, is carried to an ambulance in Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 14, 2023, a week after a deadly earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria.
(2023-02-15). Editorial: El imperialismo contra el globo descarado. workers.org 
El líder de la mayoría del Senado, Chuck Schumer, lo calificó como "incursión descarada". La portavoz de la Casa Blanca, Karine Jean-Pierre, lo calificó como "una clara violación de nuestra soberanía". Para no quedarse atrás, el presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy, tuiteó que "el descarado desprecio de . . . |
(2023-02-15). Bellicosity, bravado and blather. workers.org 
President Joe Biden's Feb. 7 State of the Union address offered no real surprises. Like any loyal imperialist politician, Biden included the obligatory pro-war rhetoric. He blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the Ukraine war, calling it "a murderous assault, evoking images of the death and destruction Europe suffered in . . . |
(2023-02-15). As Train Derailments Pile Up, Some Railroad Workers Finally Win Paid Sick Leave. truthout.org As multiple train derailments punctuate public concern about the safety of industrial freight trains and put mounting pressure on powerful carrier companies and the Biden administration, railroad workers are finally making some progress with their longstanding demand for paid sick leave that nearly led to a nationwide railroad shutdown in December. Train derailments are piling up. On February 13… |
(2023-02-15). Employers Steal Up To $50 Billion From Workers Every Year. popularresistance.org In recent years, mainstream media has been dominated by stories of increased crime, but rarely do outlets cover one of the most common and insidious offenses in our society: wage theft. | In recent years, mainstream media has been dominated by stories of increased crime, but rarely do outlets cover one of the most common and insidious offenses in our society: wage theft. | Employers steal billions of dollars from workers every year by paying less than minimum wage, making employees work off the clock, not paying earned overtime, misclassifying workers as independent contractors and more.
(2023-02-15). California Democrats Propose $25 Minimum Wage for Health Sector Workers. truthout.org Union-aligned Democrats were set to introduce legislation Wednesday mandating a statewide $25 minimum wage for health workers and support staffers, likely setting up a pitched battle with hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis clinics. State Sen. María Elena Durazo's bill would require health facilities and home health agencies to give raises to many support employees, including nurse technicians… |
(2023-02-15). Support workers struggles, big and small, to build solidarity. workers.org 
Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. Recently I was in a meeting with Comrade Larry Holmes reporting on obstacles in Boston for Starbucks baristas, fighting to win a . . . |
(2023-02-15). "A strike is the only thing they're going to listen to": Kentucky Ford workers look ahead to contract battle in the wake of illegitimate UAW election. wsws.org Anger of the deliberate suppression of workers' right to vote in the UAW election is particularly acute given the fact that 150,000 autoworkers in the US face a decisive fight in mid-September.
(2023-02-15). Two workers killed in protest at Indonesian nickel smelter. wsws.org Although the details of what led to the violence at the Morowali plant remain unclear, the protest was fuelled by growing anger at the appalling working conditions at nickel smelters in Sulawesi.
(2023-02-15). Report of higher than expected price rises in January points to continued rate hikes. wsws.org The report of higher than expected inflation in January caused a drop on Wall Street, as investors anticipated that the US Federal Reserve will press on with its program of interest rate increases aimed at triggering a recession to undermine workers' wage demands.
(2023-02-15). UPS lays off second-tier delivery drivers, in shot across the bow ahead of summer contract talks. wsws.org The layoffs are targeting mainly "hybrid" drivers, a lower-paid tier created by the 2018 contract which the Teamsters enforced over a majority "no" vote by UPS workers.
(2023-02-15). Florida Disney World workers vote overwhelmingly to reject company's paltry "best offer" wsws.org Some 32,000 workers at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, voted by a 96 percent margin last week to reject an insulting offer of an immediate $1 raise in poverty-level wages.
(2023-02-16). Ratified UIC faculty contract fails to address faculty and students' needs. wsws.org Though touted as a win by the unions, the university committed itself to little more than pocket change for improving student mental health, while the purported wage gains for faculty will be quickly eroded by inflation.
(2023-02-15). Earthquake Response Turkey; Husseini on Pandemic Origins & US Biowarfare; ILWU10 For Mumia. indybay.org Pacifica's CRD: Earthquake Response in Turkey; Sam Husseini on Pandemic Origins and US Biowarfare; Union Fights for Freedom for Mumia; Death Penalty Abolitionists in Texas Speak Out…
(2023-02-15). Christian Democrats gain in repeat elections to Berlin State parliament. peoplesdispatch.org The conservative Christian Democratic Union emerged as the single largest party in Berlin even as the incumbent Social Democrats-Greens-Die Linke coalition retained its majority. Housing rights groups have urged the new State parliament in Berlin ensure the socialization of large housing stocks which was approved in a referendum in 2021…
(2023-02-15). Russia to Divert European Union Oil to Russian Allies. orinocotribune.com Russia is seeking ways to shift exports of its oil and oil derivatives to friendly countries this year by increasing its share of total supplies sent abroad to 75-80%, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. | "As for supplies to countries that maintain illegitimate price restrictions, our position here is widely known and remains unchanged: those countries will not receive Russian oil," Novak wrote in an article for Energy Policy magazine on Monday, February 12, reported The Russian offic…
(2023-02-15). Temple University Grad Student Union Strikes; Rally on Campus. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-02-15). Sharon Graham declares Unite's sell-out pay deal at Abellio London "an important victory" wsws.org The "constant focus" of Graham and Unite union lead officials Guy Langston, Onay Kasab and Bobby Morton was to isolate Abellio drivers from their 23,000 colleagues across London, wear down resistance through repeated re-balloting, and recommending a company offer that opposed drivers' core demands during the 12-week dispute.
(2023-02-15). Bernie Sanders, flanked by union bureaucrats, issues pathetic moral appeal to railroad CEOs in press conference. wsws.org The press conference was an attempt at damage control for the Democratic Party and the trade union apparatus, two months after a bipartisan vote in Congress to impose a contract which railroaders had rejected.
(2023-02-16). "Rage Against the War Machine" rally promotes alliance between the "left" and the extreme right. wsws.org The February 19 rally, organized by the Libertarian Party and the People's Party, is a reactionary political amalgam, including outright fascists, that has nothing to do with developing a genuine movement against imperialist war.
(2023-02-15). Harnessing The Enormous Untapped Power Of Celebrity. popularresistance.org Today there exist significant numbers of celebrities with progressive politics and a desire to support movements for social justice. These people bring unique resources to the table, including the capability to activate new bases and access new sources of power. Given the immense cultural power of celebrities in our society, and the degree to which artists of all kinds skew progressive, one would think that this would be a great advantage for progressive movements. | And yet, something seems to be missing. Why don't social movements get more traction from their association with celebrities who are willing to move…
(2023-02-15). Harnessing the enormous untapped power of celebrity to help social movements. nationofchange.org Organizers should recognize that many performers come from creative subcultures which are generally progressive and bohemian, or from countercultures that celebrate non-market values.
(2023-02-15). We Need a Huge Rage against the War Machine. dissidentvoice.org 
We urgently need to spark a mass mobilization antiwar movement in North America. There have been good antiwar demonstrations in recent months, but they have been very limited. We need to rapidly expand tenfold. The Rage Against the War Machine initiative, which is organized by a diverse group of anti-war forces, could do just that. …
(2023-02-15). Lessons and legacy of the two-million strong Iraq antiwar protest. thecommunists.org The two-million-strong demonstration against the Iraq war 20 years ago today was not a success of the antiwar movement, but a symptom of its rottenness and failure. That demonstration's total impotence was a clear sign that a so-called 'antiwar movement' led by servants of the imperialist Labour party was never going to be able to …
(2023-02-15). A three-pronged plan for the aftermath of the earthquake. uwidata.com Mehmet Yuva, head of the Türkiye-Syria Friendship Movement, is in the region hit by the earthquake to help people in need. He shared his observations and views with us during his heavy schedule in these difficult times. We thank him wholeheartedly. Yuva proposes a three-pronged road map for the aftermath of the earthquake that hit …
(2023-02-16). Mayo Clinic Q and A: 5 questions about MRI. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I suffered an injury while working out and my primary care physician ordered an X-ray. However, after reviewing the results, my doctor recommended that I have an MRI. I am a very anxious person. Can you explain more about what this type of testing entails and what I can expect? ANSWER: Understandably, any health care concern can lead to feelings of anxiety and nervousness. Depending upon the situation, your care team may begin with…
(2023-02-15). Edward Hopper's New York, an exhibition at the Whitney Museum in New York. wsws.org The current exhibition focuses on the artist's many depictions of the city where he spent the bulk of his working life from 1906 till his death 60 years later.